MISCELLANEOUS HARDY FRUITS. 



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Fig. 1053.— Cut-leaved Bramble (Rubus laciniatua). (§.) 



nate, bright-green; flowers white. Fruit large, agreeably acid. An abundant 

 bearer. 



Cloudberry (R. Chamcemorus). — A native of Britain, where it is found 

 in the highest mountains, as well as of other parts of the north of Europe. 

 Stems herbaceous, about 4 inches high, not armed with prickles ; leaves 

 simple, heart-shaped; flowers white, and borne singly on the stem. Fruit 

 large, of a tawny-yellow colour; when ripe, of a pleasant, agreeably acid 

 flavour. It makes excellent preserves. The plant may be propagated by 

 seeds or suckers, and requires to be grown in peaty soil. 



Cut-leaved (R. laciniatus) (fig. 1053). — Stems somewhat upright, the bar- 

 ren ones long, spreading, and armed with strong recurved prickles; leaves 

 dark-green, with from three to five deeply cut leaflets; flowers rose-coloured. 

 Fruit large, black, composed of full, though not numerous grains, agreeably 

 acid. A good bearer. 



Parsley -leaved. — The finest of all the native varieties. It was raised 

 from R. laciniatus, and succeeds admirably in most positions. Forms long, 

 spreading stems, and produces freely large clusters of extra fine fruit. 



A spineless Blackberry (fig. 1054) is grown at Kew under 

 the name of B. ulmifolius inermis. 



It is vigorous in growth, fruits 

 freely, the fruits are of good size 

 and palatable, and as it has no 



, _^ prickles on either stems or leaves 



it ought to find favour; as a pro- 

 bable breeder of a race as worth}' 

 of a place in the garden as the 

 Raspberiy it deserves attention. 



American Blackberries when 

 first introduced into England 

 caused a sensation, but those that 

 have been given a fair trial have 

 failed to come up to expectations. 

 It is possible that the Ameri- 

 can sorts have not proved satis- 

 BiSkher^tSS^ factory with us because we have 

 inermis). (i.) either not grown them on the right 



lines or have tried the wrong sorts. 



